Salem North Assembly constituency – Wikipedia
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State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
Salem North or ‘Salem (North)’ is one of the 234 assembly constituencies in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 89. It was created in 2008 when the previous constituencies Salem I and Salem II, were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West.[3] It is also a part of Salem Lok Sabha constituency.
Salem North was one of the 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[4][5]
Salem North consists of:
- Salem Municipal Corporation Wards – No.6 to 16 and 26 to 36
- Kannankurichi (Town Panchayat)
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
Election results[edit]
2021[edit]
2016[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R. Rajendran | 86,583 | 45.13 | n/a | |
AIADMK | K.R.S.Saravanan | 76,710 | 39.99 | n/a | |
PMK | Kathir. Raasaratinam | 7,975 | 4.16 | n/a | |
BJP | R.P.Gopinath | 5,922 | 3.08 | +0.55 | |
TMC(M) | R. Devadass | 4,157 | 2.16 | n/a | |
None of the Above | None of the Above | 4,009 | 2.09 | n/a | |
NTK | R. Kovendhan | 1,954 | 1.02 | n/a | |
Majority | 9,873 | 5.14 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 1,91,841 | 72.12 | -2.42 | ||
Registered electors | 2,65,999 | ||||
DMK gain from DMDK | Swing | n/a |
2011[edit]
References[edit]
- ^
“Form 21E (Return of Election)” (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ “Salem (North) Assembly Election Results 2021”. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ “New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008” (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu.
- ^ “EC to tighten grip on cash for votes”. The Hindu. 12 February 2016.
- ^ “VVPAT ballot units arrive in Salem”. The Hindu. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
Coordinates:
11°43′N 78°08′E / 11.71°N 78.14°E
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